Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/paya

This Proto-Ryukyuan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *paya (“early, quick”).

Adjective

*paya

1. early, quick

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 早さい, 速さい, 疾さい, 捷さい (pëësai)
  • Kunigami: 早しぇん, 速しぇん, 疾しぇん, 捷しぇん (phēshen)
  • Northern Amami-Oshima: 早っさり, 速っさり, 疾っさり, 捷っさり (fessari)
  • Okinawan: 早さん, 速さん, 疾さん, 捷さん (fēsan)
  • Oki-No-Erabu: 早さん, 速さん, 疾さん, 捷さん (hēsan)
  • Southern Amami-Oshima: 早さむっ, 速さむっ, 疾さむっ, 捷さむっ (fëësam)
  • Toku-No-Shima: 早い, 速い, 疾い, 捷い (fëëi)
  • Yoron: 早さん, 速さん, 疾さん, 捷さん (pēsan)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 早, 速, 疾, 捷 (pyā)
  • Yaeyama: 早さい, 速さい, 疾さい, 捷さい (paisan)
  • Yonaguni: 早ん, 速ん, 疾ん, 捷ん (hayan)